Improvement in standing irrigators and revolving fountains



SHAFEB. Standing lrrigators and Revolving Fountains.

Patented Dec. 1,1874.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIC.

FRANK J. SHAFER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN STANDING IRRI GATORS AND REVOLVING FOUNTAINS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 157.353, dated December1, 1874; application filed October 6, 1874.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK J. SHAFER, of SanFrancisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, haveinvented an Improved Standing Irri gator and Revolving Fountain-Jet forGardens, Lawns,,&o. and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, whichv will enable thoseskilled in the art or, science to which it most nearly appertains tomake and use the said invention without furtherinvention or experiment,reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the lettersmarked thereon.

The nature of my invention is to provide a standing irrigator to beemployed without hose. It is composed of joints, pipes, and anadjustable spray-nozzle, so that it can be made to revolve by the forceof the water from the induction-pipe, and throw a stream or spray arounda common center, from which center is projected upward a stream ofwater, all of which will more fully appear hereinafter.

Referring to the drawings, Figure -l represents a side elevation, partlyin section; Fig. 2, a front elevation; Fig. 3, a top view; Fig. 4, abottom view; Fig. 5, an enlarged View of the spraying-nozzle, partly insection.

A is a coupling, which is to be connected to a standing water-pipe.Around this coupling is a sleeve, B, to which, at right angles, isconnected the cock 0, which carries the adjustable nozzle. Thecoupling-pipe A is bored from end to end, and a set-nut, 1), holds thesleeve stationary, or, by loosening it, permits the pipe or cock (3 torevolve around the stem when water is admitted through the port E. Thecock 0 is provided with three ports, so that water can be admitted tothe nozzle when standing in position from a perpendicular to ahorizontal, or at an angle a little below the horizontal; but whendepressed below this line, the water is entirely shut off.

The nozzle is bored for a round or straight stream; but this stream isflattened, so as to become'a thin spray, by means of the curved arn'is GG, the ends of which are caused to approach each other, or recede, bymeans of the screw-thim ble H. These arms operate upon the lugs I I andsprings K K. By this means a standing irrigator is had without thenecessity of using hose; or it may be converted into an artificialfountain by loosening the set-nut D, and placing the nozzle at an upwardangle, so that the force of the water will cause the nozzle to revolvearound the coupling or vertical pipe, which will throw a basinshapedspray around the central stream with beautiful effect.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A jointed nozzle or pipe adj ustably mounted upon the arm or plug 0,having a sleeve, B, which revolves around the vertical induction-pipeand jet, as shown and specified.

2. The means for converting a straight or round stream to a flattenedstream or thin spray, consisting of the curved arms G G and threadedthimble H, as shown and specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

F. J. SHAFER. n s.]

Witnesses O. W. M. SMITH, PHILIP MAHLER.

